Convertible chair.



f srafrns ra SAMUEL w. WEBER, oF BROOKLYN, AND' LEONARD HoRINKo, or NEW 203K, N. Y.

CGNVERTIBLE CHAIR.`

Specication of Letters Patent.

Application mea November 2o,v 1915. serial No. 62,449.

To all 'whom t may concern Be it known that we, SAMUEL W. WEBER and LEONARD HORINKO, citizens of the United States, and residents, respectively, of New York, borough of Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State of New York, and of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Convertible Chairs, of which the following is a speciication.

This invention relates to convertible chairs particularly to a chair which may be converted into a bed or couch.

To effect economy in space, a variety of folding beds and couches have been brought upon the market. All of these have proved more or less objectionable. Some when folded form an odd object which serves no useful purpose and may be recognized immediately as a folding bed. Others of the so-called davenport type are very heavy, bulky and expensive, while still others sacriice comfort for economy in space.

In carrying out our invention, we provide a comfortable arm chair which when unfolded is converted into -a thoroughly comfortable bed with a short head rest which may be raised or lowered to suit the fancy of the user.

The various novel and advantageous features of the invention will more fully appear from the following detailed description and the novel construction and combination of elements will be particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawing illustrating a preferred embodiment of the invention, Figure 1 is a side elevation of an arm chair embodying the invention, the chair being in folded position. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the bed when unfolded. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional elevation of the bed in the position,

shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a figure similar to Fig. 3 in side elevation. Fig. 5 is a section taken along line 5-5 of Fig. 2.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the improved convertible chair is formed in three main sections comprising a base section 10 having suitable legs 11. At the forward edge of the base section is hinged an arm and seat section 12 and at the rear edge of the base section is hinged a back section 13. When the chair is folded as in Fig. 1, the seat and back sections are held in position by any suitable engaging'means preferably short latches 14, coupling the sides of the back section with the adjacent vertical portion of the arm section. Hinged at the rear of the back section 13, preferably adjacent the upper end thereof, are legs or supportmg members 15 and hinged at the front of the back section is an adjustable head rest 16. When the chair is converted into a bed or couch, the latches'l4 are disengaged and the seat section 12 and the back 13 swung downward into the positions illustrated in Fig's. 2, 3 and 4, the back being then supported by the legs 15 which are swung into vertical position. These legs 15 may be held rigidly in position by means of a lug the rear of: the base section 10 to sup ort the adjacent edge of the back section w en the same is lowered.

It will be understood that in the unfolded position, the seat section 12 is at the foot of the bed, the base section is at the middle while the'back section 13 is at the head of the bed, the junction of the base and back sections being in a position approximately where the back of the person would lie. Spring sections 21, 22, 23 arel .secured respectively to the seat, main and `back seetions and over these springs suitable cushions are placed which in the folded chair constitute the cushions or upholstery of the chair, but in the converted bed Vform a mattress.

To prevent the formation of a hard spot in the bed by the frame work at the junction of the main section and the back section, downwardly bowed cross pieces 24 and 25 of metal tubmg or other suitable material are provided to unite the respective sides of the main and back sections. The spring sections 22 and 23 may be joined together in any. suitable manner, as by short spiral springs 26, thus maintaining the tenraised orlowered to suit the requirements'.

of the user. The head of the bed is well supported by the swinging legsl and the latter are locked 1n proper positlon. No objectionable hard spots'/ are formed in the spring, as'the framework is bridged over in the novel manner heretofore described.

' Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is` j y l. A convertible chair comprising a base section, a back section hinged thereto, said back section being adapted to be swung back to form the head of a bed, legs hinged i to the back section to support the same on kthe floor in extended position, a head piece on the back section, and means on the head piece engaging the legs to hold them in po'- ed to swing downy to form the head'portlonv of the bed, hinged legs mounted on the back sectlony a pivoted extension 'provided on to hold the legs in'position when supporting the back and tomaintain the head piece in raised adjustment. A

Signed at New York city, in thecounty of New York and State of New York, `this 16th`day of November A. D. 1915.

SAMUEL W. WEBER. LEONARD HORINKO.

Witnesses HERMAN ACKERMAN, NATHAN COHEN.

- the legs, a swinging head piece, and means A 1 on said head piece to engage the extension 

